40 Under 40, Class of 2021

Rizaniño “Riz” Reyes

Company

RHR Horticulture

Job Title

Owner

Accomplishments

Recipient of a gold medal and the Founder’s Cup for Best Show Garden at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle, Washington.
Received Emerging Horticultural Professional Award from the American Horticultural Society.

Extracurricular

An Artistic Redemption: One of Riz’s favorite movies is “The Shawshank Redemption” because of the “brilliant acting and a great story.” One of his favorite books is “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron. “It was a textbook for one of my dance classes in college and taught me principles that also related to my work in horticulture and landscape design.”

Fun Facts

Dance Fever: While studying for a career in horticulture in his native Philippines, Riz also studied dance in college and even auditioned to be on “American Idol.”